Barcelona edged a dramatic 2-1 win over Athletic Club of their first house recreation of the La Liga season, giving Hansi Flick a victorious begin.
The match on the Estadi OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys started with few clear probabilities till Barcelona’s younger star, Lamine Yamal, broke the impasse.
Yamal, enjoying in opposition to his pal’s workforce, curled in a shocking shot to place the Catalans forward, marking his first objective of the season.
Nonetheless, Athletic Membership responded earlier than halftime. Oihan Sancet coolly transformed a penalty, leveling the rating.
Barcelona got here out stronger after the break, with Robert Lewandowski main the cost.
The Polish striker noticed his header bounce off the submit and was twice denied by Athletic goalkeeper Alex Padilla.
However simply when it appeared Lewandowski would finish the night time annoyed, he discovered the again of the online, smashing house the profitable objective within the dying minutes.
It was Lewandowski’s second match-winning objective in as many weeks, following his final in opposition to Valencia.
The win maintains Barcelona’s excellent begin to the 2024/25 season as they sit up for extending their streak in opposition to Rayo Vallecano subsequent weekend.
